Archived: Processing Timelines for 1st Time GE Applications by US Citizens and LPR
Apr 11, 2017, 10:22 am
#4246
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 6
Appt isn't until this Thur - so can't tell you. From looking at other threads if fingerprints are not able to be pulled they go into a queue for approval waiver on the prints. That seems to be a day to a week or so for most. I"m hoping my daughter's prints are OK, she will be 6 in the next week - so not too young and I've had her prints work on a test AFIS system at work.
Assuming the 2 year old didn't get prints attempted.
Assuming the 2 year old didn't get prints attempted.
Apr 11, 2017, 8:58 pm
#4247
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 1,589
Applied Feb 6, approval took about two weeks. Then getting an interview spot at JFK was not possible until April. Finally interviewed yesterday, showed up two hours early because of flight time. Approval e-mail came today.
Apr 11, 2017, 9:59 pm
#4248
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: RNO
Programs: UA,AA, WN
Posts: 378
So I submitted the application and paid. The instructions say to check back often. Does that mean they will not send a notice by email? Logging in every day for a month is not difficult, but pointless if an email notice also coming.
Most posters here seem to indicate it take a week to a month to get conditional approval, which is a pretty broad range. I'd like to know right away, as I need to arrange my award ticket stopover to match the interview slot (assuming I find one).
Most posters here seem to indicate it take a week to a month to get conditional approval, which is a pretty broad range. I'd like to know right away, as I need to arrange my award ticket stopover to match the interview slot (assuming I find one).
Apr 12, 2017, 9:05 am
#4249
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,634
Moderator's Note:
My Wife and I got approval in about 1 week, received an email telling us our status has changed. Here is the nice part, we were in Yuma, AZ. There is a interview office in San Luis, AZ, about 15 miles away. There was NO waiting time, you could book your interview almost the next day. At my interview the officer said a man came from Dubi the previous week so he didn't have to wait for a appointment. I guess if you can afford that money is no problem.
Thank you,
TWA884
Travel Safety/Security co-moderator
Apr 12, 2017, 5:45 pm
#4250
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Traveling the World
Posts: 6,072
Data Point:
SFO
Applied 4/1/2017
Initial Approval 4/10/17
Appointment Scheduled for 11/1/17
Walk in 4/12/2017 waited from 6:50 AM-10:50 AM
11:30 AM Status Change
SFO
Applied 4/1/2017
Initial Approval 4/10/17
Appointment Scheduled for 11/1/17
Walk in 4/12/2017 waited from 6:50 AM-10:50 AM
11:30 AM Status Change
Last edited by danielonn; May 2, 2017 at 3:36 pm
Apr 12, 2017, 6:36 pm
#4251
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
Apr 12, 2017, 10:55 pm
#4252
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 1
Longest "pending review" ever!
i applied February the 14th and today (8 weeks later) contitional approval is still pending! I'm not an American citizen and there is apparently this one bad guy with my first and lastname that makes me go to secondary clearance every time I enter the US! 
57 days today. That doesn't sound like good news huh?
57 days today. That doesn't sound like good news huh?
Apr 13, 2017, 12:17 pm
#4253
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: SoCal to the rest of the world...
Programs: AA EXP with lots of BA. UA 2MM Lifetime Plat - No longer chase hotel loyalty
Posts: 6,699
Ok. Update. 5 year old - fingerprints appeared to have scanned no waiver
4/2 Applied
4/10 Conditional Approved
4/13 Interview@LAX (found open slot checking every few ours after Conditional approve)
4/13 Approved - one hour after interview
4/2 Applied
4/10 Conditional Approved
4/13 Interview@LAX (found open slot checking every few ours after Conditional approve)
4/13 Approved - one hour after interview
Apr 14, 2017, 7:01 pm
#4254
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: SPG-Gold
Posts: 371
San Diego based
Applied 03-31-17
Conditional approval 04/05/17
First available interview 06-05-17 at SAN
NOTE SAN only has slot open 8 am thru 11 am M-F
after several hours of refreshing and looking, I started to see other option.
very quickly I found the Calexico Border station open with interviews the next morning. 1.25 hour morning road trip.
Scheduled Interview 04/06/17 Calexico interview took just a couple minutes and only a few questions.
Full approval 04/14/17
Applied 03-31-17
Conditional approval 04/05/17
First available interview 06-05-17 at SAN
NOTE SAN only has slot open 8 am thru 11 am M-F
after several hours of refreshing and looking, I started to see other option.
very quickly I found the Calexico Border station open with interviews the next morning. 1.25 hour morning road trip.
Scheduled Interview 04/06/17 Calexico interview took just a couple minutes and only a few questions.
Full approval 04/14/17
Apr 14, 2017, 9:01 pm
#4255
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: RNO
Programs: UA,AA, WN
Posts: 378
San Diego based
Applied 03-31-17
Conditional approval 04/05/17
First available interview 06-05-17 at SAN
NOTE SAN only has slot open 8 am thru 11 am M-F
after several hours of refreshing and looking, I started to see other option.
very quickly I found the Calexico Border station open with interviews the next morning. 1.25 hour morning road trip.
Scheduled Interview 04/06/17 Calexico interview took just a couple minutes and only a few questions.
Full approval 04/14/17
Applied 03-31-17
Conditional approval 04/05/17
First available interview 06-05-17 at SAN
NOTE SAN only has slot open 8 am thru 11 am M-F
after several hours of refreshing and looking, I started to see other option.
very quickly I found the Calexico Border station open with interviews the next morning. 1.25 hour morning road trip.
Scheduled Interview 04/06/17 Calexico interview took just a couple minutes and only a few questions.
Full approval 04/14/17
Apr 14, 2017, 11:50 pm
#4256
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: SoCal to the rest of the world...
Programs: AA EXP with lots of BA. UA 2MM Lifetime Plat - No longer chase hotel loyalty
Posts: 6,699
Apr 15, 2017, 8:38 am
#4257
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
San Diego based
Applied 03-31-17
Conditional approval 04/05/17
First available interview 06-05-17 at SAN
NOTE SAN only has slot open 8 am thru 11 am M-F
after several hours of refreshing and looking, I started to see other option.
very quickly I found the Calexico Border station open with interviews the next morning. 1.25 hour morning road trip.
Scheduled Interview 04/06/17 Calexico interview took just a couple minutes and only a few questions.
Full approval 04/14/17
Applied 03-31-17
Conditional approval 04/05/17
First available interview 06-05-17 at SAN
NOTE SAN only has slot open 8 am thru 11 am M-F
after several hours of refreshing and looking, I started to see other option.
very quickly I found the Calexico Border station open with interviews the next morning. 1.25 hour morning road trip.
Scheduled Interview 04/06/17 Calexico interview took just a couple minutes and only a few questions.
Full approval 04/14/17
Apr 16, 2017, 8:08 am
#4258
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Kobe, Japan
Programs: Bonvoy Platinum, IHG Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 1,532
So I submitted the application and paid. The instructions say to check back often. Does that mean they will not send a notice by email? Logging in every day for a month is not difficult, but pointless if an email notice also coming.
Most posters here seem to indicate it take a week to a month to get conditional approval, which is a pretty broad range. I'd like to know right away, as I need to arrange my award ticket stopover to match the interview slot (assuming I find one).
Most posters here seem to indicate it take a week to a month to get conditional approval, which is a pretty broad range. I'd like to know right away, as I need to arrange my award ticket stopover to match the interview slot (assuming I find one).
Paid on April 8
Conditional Approval April 16
Apr 16, 2017, 9:19 am
#4259
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
That is a fairly fast conditional approval. When is your interview date? If you do not find something you prefer, check several times a day when the Global Entry office is open, you are more likely to find something close-in.
Apr 20, 2017, 2:33 am
#4260
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: BNA
Programs: American Airlines, Southwest
Posts: 9
husband approved, mine is still processing
I applied for GE 4/10 and am still waiting on approval as of 4/20. My husband applied 4/13 and was conditionally approved 4/20 (7 calendar days). He is a commercial airline pilot and I am wondering if that could be why he got approved so quickly and I got "skipped" over... for now. Application is still processing.
I would think applications would be processed in the order received unless you are getting denied.
Has as anyone been in a similar situation?
Has anyone else applied 4/10/17 or shortly after and already been conditionally approved?
I would think applications would be processed in the order received unless you are getting denied.
Has as anyone been in a similar situation?
Has anyone else applied 4/10/17 or shortly after and already been conditionally approved?